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English Dictionary: nervous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nervous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nervous adj easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred" causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" Synonym(s): anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" Synonym(s): nervous, neural excited in anticipation Synonym(s): aflutter, nervous unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Synonym(s): skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nervous \Nerv"ous\, a. [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See {Nerve}.] 1. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. [bd]Nervous arms.[b8] --Pope. 2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer. 3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever. 4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed. Poor, weak, nervous creatures. --Cheyne. 5. Sensitive; excitable; timid.